“No.”
Tong Ya first ran to the bathroom to pee.
When she finished and returned, she glanced at Luo Yueli, who was half-reclined in a hanging chair playing a game, and said, “He likes Lizi. Lizi didn’t reply to his messages, so he asked me to see if she was angry.”
Tong Ya, being very loyal, only sold out half of Young Master Jiang.
“Huh?”
Having nearly finished the game and just leveled the enemy’s high ground, Luo Yueli turned her head. “What did you say?”
“Was I just mentioned? Did I hear that wrong?”
“Jiang Jingjie asked me to check on you and see why you haven’t replied to his messages.” Tong Ya glanced over and realized Luo Yueli was gaming.
No wonder she hadn’t replied.
“Jiang Jingjie?”
Luo Yueli knit her willow-like brows and thought for a moment before saying, “Oh, I remember now.”
“I was playing a game and forgot.”
‘Huh, she didn’t even mention the invitation for a midnight snack?’
For Su Yichen’s sake, Tong Ya felt it was necessary to give Young Master Jiang — who owned a Green Water Ghost Rolex — another assist. “Lizi, what did you two talk about? Did he do something to make you angry?”
“He even went as far as bribing me to scout for information.”
She phrased it very cleverly.
She didn’t directly mention the fact that Jiang Jingjie had invited Luo Yueli out for a midnight snack, so as not to lower Jiang Jingjie’s favorability in Luo Yueli’s heart.
At the same time, she brought up the topic to let Luo Yueli speak for herself.
Luo Yueli hesitated for a moment and said, “He wanted to treat me to a midnight snack at the snack street.”
“But I didn’t want to go, and I didn’t know how to reply… I was playing games later and forgot about him again.”
“Who knew he would be so sensitive?”
“Forget it, I’ll send him a reply.”
‘It’s over. No chance.’
Looking at Luo Yueli’s indifferent attitude, Tong Ya mentally sentenced Young Master Jiang to death.
However…
‘Companionship is the longest confession. Just work harder, Jiang Jingjie. With your height and looks, bolstered by that Green Water Ghost, it’s not like there’s absolutely no hope.’
“He must really like you to be so cautious,” Tong Ya said, trying to throw Jiang Jingjie a lifeline while simultaneously leaning toward Luo Yueli’s phone.
She wanted to see if Su Yichen had sent a goodnight message to Luo Yueli today.
“Hmph~”
To her surprise, as soon as she moved closer, she was pulled into Luo Yueli’s arms. “Xiaoya.”
“Tell me, did you take some benefits from Jiang Jingjie?”
“You keep speaking up for him, hmm?”
“I only took one cup of milk tea, and I already gave it to Shen Ran.” Seeing Luo Yueli turn off her phone screen, Tong Ya’s vision went dark. “I just think Jiang Jingjie is a decent guy.”
“He’s a good match for you.”
“Match my foot, I have no feelings for him,” Luo Yueli said without hesitation.
Hearing Luo Yueli say this, Shen Ran, who was holding the milk tea nearby, breathed a sigh of relief.
She was actually quite interested in Jiang Jingjie.
Although Shen Ran was confident in her own appearance, if she had to compete with Luo Yueli…
She wouldn’t stand a chance.
But to Tong Ya’s ears, it meant something else.
‘She doesn’t even like a tall, rich, and handsome guy like Jiang Jingjie?’
‘As expected, she still can’t let go of her childhood friend, right?’
“Jiang Jingjie…”
Zhao Shubai pondered and said, “The one who played guitar and sang during the introductions at yesterday’s new student orientation?”
“Yeah, that’s him,” Tong Ya said.
“Then I know who he is. He left quite an impression,” Zhao Shubai said. “I even saw his car today.”
“Yueli, are you really not going to consider getting to know him?”
“No, I’m not.”
“Then Shen Ran won’t have any pressure.” Zhao Shubai glanced at Shen Ran with a giggle and said, “I wonder which boy will eventually get lucky with a cold, top-tier beauty like our Lizi.”
“I… Shubai, don’t talk nonsense.” Shen Ran’s secret was exposed, and she let out a bashful protest.
“Shen Ran likes Jiang Jingjie?” Luo Yueli looked up, seemingly thoughtful. “Oh, it seems she does.”
“Judging by how she kept asking about him last night, she even added him as a friend.”
“Good luck, Shen Ran. I’ll support you.” Luo Yueli thought for a moment and added, “I have a childhood friend in the same dorm as Jiang Jingjie.”
“If you’re interested, I can have him scout out what kind of person Jiang Jingjie is for you.”
“Childhood friend?”
Shen Ran and Zhao Shubai looked at each other, both seeing surprise in the other’s eyes.
They asked in unison, “Who?”
“Su Yichen.”
“Su Yichen?”
Shen Ran thought for a long time but couldn’t remember who that was.
“Th-Thank you.”
She could only scratch her head and lower it sheepishly, saying no more.
Tong Ya looked at this nest of useless women in the dormitory, feeling anxious in her heart.
After all that effort, not only did she fail to dig up information on Su Yichen, but she had instead let even more people know about him.
If she added him as a friend directly in the class group…
The motive would be too obvious.
So… she could only wait for military training.
***
Qingyue University, Boys’ Dormitory, Room 305.
Su Yichen lay on his bed, casually flipping through a novel.
His roommates were doing their own things, occasionally chatting about girls or games.
Su Yichen didn’t have much to say and didn’t want to participate in the discussion.
It seemed… like he had forgotten something today?
Oh.
There was a cat he had just picked up today that hadn’t been fed yet.
Opening VX, Su Yichen tapped his pink fingertip on the class group.
He then scrolled to Tong Ya’s VX profile and paused for a moment.
‘She really is a cat.’
Su Yichen lifted his eyes slightly, his lips curling into a nonchalant smile.
Then, he tapped on Tong Ya’s cat avatar.
Add friend!
He typed in the verification message: [Tong Ya, are you there? I’m Su Yichen. I… can I take a moment of your time to say a few words to you?]
Send!
Then he turned off his phone and rolled over to sleep.
He had to get up early tomorrow. Although he didn’t have to suffer through the grueling training under the sun, it didn’t mean he could sleep in.
He didn’t know about the others, but there was one person…
Who probably wouldn’t sleep well tonight.
***
September 7, Cloudy.
In the early morning, not long after dawn, the wake-up whistle sounded in the dormitory.
Luo Yueli, who had set her alarm, woke up early. Before she even got out of bed, she sensed a pitch-black, gloomy aura in the dormitory.
“!”
A supernatural invasion?!
Luo Yueli’s heart tightened, and she immediately got out of bed.
Soon, she saw the source of this resentment.
“Tong… Tong Ya?”
Looking at the back of her most familiar roommate, Luo Yueli’s voice carried a hint of a tremble.